This is the US, but it's not the US!

Very nice article. Too bad - not a mention of STJ or STX.

Both STJ and STX were mentioned a couple of time.:S

Nice article. Thanks for posting it Tippi.

Linda J You missed the mention about STX and the Danish culture?

Nice article scouting Tippi. Perhaps someone in the VI tourism offices here in STX will see this and start to realize the jewel we DO have here.;)

Thanks for sharing, Tippi! The only major transgression I noticed was the "only an hour ahead of East Coast time" bit -- bound to confuse a few folks, but oh well.

If only "sister island St. John remains pristine" were as true as it sounded... greed in real estate hit here, as everywhere.

The one part that had me laughing was about the US Transplants.

"The Virgin Islanders. Personally, I very much like the strong personality of the people here. Talkative, opinionated and direct, they also represent a place where manners and ``good mornings'' still count. I also like the sailing crowd and the quirky, wrinkled U.S. transplants, who for their own mysterious reasons have gone native

Quirky , wrinkled and gone native------wonder what that is supposed to mean

Huh. 25 years old and I'm "wrinkled." Sweeping generaizations much?

This very same article appeared in Long Island, NY's Newsday a couple of weeks ago. The freelance author is apparently selling it around. I must say, though, that several people who know of my many visits to and love of the islands have come to me talking about the article and expressing interest in visiting.